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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the financial disaster and to acquire income for his military. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.

Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is generally gambled on with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are little expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is always the possibility that you could hit quite large with very little gaming investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are picked each round. Players of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.